Simulated animal&#39;s head to be attached to a play vehicle



May 17, 1955 LQHREY 2,708,584

SIMULATED ANIMALS HEAD TO BE ATTACHED TO A PLAY VEHICLE Filed March 17, 1951 United States Patent SHVIULATED ANIMALS HEAD TO BE ATTACHED TO A PLAY VEHICLE Mary Lou Lohrey, Kansas City, Mo. Application March 17, 1951, Serial No. 216,225 1 Claim. (Cl. 2801.13)

This invention relates to a simulated animals head for attachment to a play vehicle and more particularly to a simulated animals head which is readily attachable to the steering column of such vehicle.

The affection which children have for animals of readily toys, such as bicycles, tricycles, wagons and the like. The invention is particularly adaptable for securing an animals head, for example a horses head, to a tricycle. The latter vehicle is one which almost every child possesses, and it has been found that Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1.

a IO-gallon second portion 16. At the juncture between the portions 15 and 16 there is provided the customary seat post for securing the usual tricycle seat to the frame.

The front wheel 11 is mounted between the open ends 2,708,584 Fe utentecl lV lay 1955 2 of a fork 17 which terminates in a hollow steering column rotatably received in a bearing 18 therefor constructed in the usual manner. a pair of handle bars are inserted into the steering column for turning the front wheel and guiding the vehicle.

The device of this invention is intended to take the place of the handle bars and thus serves not only as a means for simulating an animal but also as means for guiding the tricycle.

To this end the device includes a post generally designated 20 which has a first portion 21 insertable into the steering column for attachment thereto.

23 which is in the portion 21 there- Tightening of the se- A device of the character described to be attached to a tricycle having a hollow steering column to replace (References on following page) References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Ruppert Nov. 15, 1949 Bader Oct. 9, 1-951 Stillman Apr. 10, 1888 Finley Ian. 25, 1921 Sheldon July 5, 1949- Moroney Oct. 31, 1950 Fernstrom Dec. 18, 1951 James et a1 Nov. 11, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS France Aug. 12, 1933 

